Angel Sanctuary Fan Fiction ❯ The Twelve Days of Christmas ❯ Golden Rings ( Chapter 5 )

AN: Possibly the shortest drabble in this collection (which is really saying something!), but I'm rather fond of it as well. More chibi-ness! This time we have Mika, at about seven years old by human standards, and Balu, on the subject of Lucife(r/l), so technically three characters... I hope it's actually spelt Balu in the official Viz translation? I have paper copies of books 1 thru 13, and 16, sweatdrop. You know, that lady who always took care of Mika but was actually in love with Lucifel...? And again, this one makes use of the actual wording as well as the symbolism. `Five golden rings' refers to the five chapters of the Old Testament, the Pentateuch, that detail man's fall from grace - obviously this was one of the first ones I decided on ;)

 

Five x Golden Rings

 

I remember that, when I was very small, Balu would tuck me into bed.

 

xXx

 

“Now, now,” the caretaker said with a soothing smile. “The earlier you go to bed, the earlier you'll be able to wake up!”

 

Michael pouted. “Nuh-uh! I can stay up all night!”

 

Balu arched an eyebrow. “I... don't think you quite get the point...” She sighed and shook her head, but the truth was that she found the little boy's antics amusing. “Would you like me to read you a story, then, Michael-sama?”

 

“Nuh-uh,” he said defiantly, though he did allow her to gently push him back in bed and pull the covers up to his chin. “Balu, what do you want for Christmas?”

 

She blinked. “Oh, my... you don't have to get me anything, you know...”

 

He beamed. “But I do want to, stupid, why else would I have asked? So what do ya want?”

 

Balu smiled a little. “Well... I suppose I do like jewelry... I know, it's silly, a useless thing-”

 

“Jewelry it is!” Michael said enthusiastically. “It's not silly at all, for a pretty lady like you! I'll get you a diamond ring for every finger!”

 

She laughed out loud at that. “You don't have to go that far, Michael-sama, but thank you. But I'm really supposed to be getting you to bed, you know. You don't want to fall asleep on Christmas day, do you?”

 

He sighed. “Oh, fine... I'll try, anyway...” Balu chuckled at him, and he suddenly looked up at her with a much more serious face. “But you gotta tell me one more thing first.”

 

“And what's that?” she asked indulgently.

 

“What do you think brother would like for Christmas?”

 

A shiver chased up and down her back as she was caught off guard.

 

“I...”

 

Just what does he want, I wonder? Just how far away do those cold eyes look...?

 

Balu managed a watery smile. “I really couldn't say, Michael-sama.”

 

TBC